Prohibited restraint techniques include the following:

1. (1) Restricting respiration in any way, such as applying a chokehold or pressure to a youth’s back or chest or placing a youth in a position that is capable of causing positional asphyxia;
2. (2) Using any method that is capable of causing loss of consciousness or harm to the neck;
3. (3) Pinning down with knees to the torso, head, or neck;
4. (4) Slapping, punching, kicking, or hitting;
5. (5) Lifting a youth’s arms behind the back, while in mechanical restraints, in a manner that is capable of causing injury to the shoulder;
6. (6) Securing a youth to another youth or to a fixed object; or
7. (7) Using other youth or untrained staff to assist with the restraint.